Hello all my compassionate friends! I’m here in Beijing, week 3 of 52. I’ll be spending the next year here working with really adorable kids and exploring the culture and history. I thought today I would share some of my thoughts on Beijing, the capital of China, including my impression of how compassionate of a country it is – or isn’t… Here goes!

It reminds me of any big city I would come across, like NYC or LA, or my hometown (Dallas)

People here have no sense of body space (esp on the subway, bus, elevators, or really anywhere!)

There are sooo many restaurants and stores. There is a lot of shopping to be done! And most things are very cheap to purchase.

There is a very big foreign community here. I’ve seen people from America, Canada, Europe, Africa, and other places.

The Chinese seem to admire Americans and their lifestyle/culture and sometimes they like to come up and take pictures of me and my friends.

The outskirts of Beijing are surrounded by some beautiful scenery, esp the mountains.

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